Investments
135Portfolio Exits
5Funds
2Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1Sony Innovation Fund Web Traffic
Sony Innovation Fund Rank
Latest Sony Innovation Fund News
Apr 23, 2022
Agility Robotics , a Corvallis, OR-based creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, raised $150m in Series B funding. The round was led by DCVC and Playground Global with participation from The Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, MFV Partners, ITIC, Robotics Hub, Safar Partners, Sony Innovation Fund, and TDK Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate R&D and scale its robot production, to continue expanding its operations and hiring in the U.S, doubling its headcount by 2024. Led by Damion Shelton, CEO, and Dr. Jonathan Hurst, CTO, Agility Robotics makes robots that are made for work, capable of doing limitless tasks as part of a blended human-robot workforce. The company has opened a new office in Pittsburgh, PA in addition to expanding its primary Oregon facilities and Palo Alto operations. FinSMEs
Sony Innovation Fund Investments
135 Investments
Sony Innovation Fund has made 135 investments. Their latest investment was in Helical Fusion as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2022.
Sony Innovation Fund Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/10/2022 | Seed VC | Helical Fusion | $0.5M | Yes | 2 | |
4/21/2022 | Series B | Agility Robotics | $150M | No | 6 | |
4/11/2022 | Unattributed VC | AmicaTerra | Yes | 2 | ||
4/8/2022 | Series B - II | |||||
3/31/2022 | Series B |
Date | 5/10/2022 | 4/21/2022 | 4/11/2022 | 4/8/2022 | 3/31/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series B | Unattributed VC | Series B - II | Series B |
Company | Helical Fusion | Agility Robotics | AmicaTerra | ||
Amount | $0.5M | $150M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Sony Innovation Fund Portfolio Exits
5 Portfolio Exits
Sony Innovation Fund has 5 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was SUSMED on December 24, 2021.
Sony Innovation Fund Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Sony Innovation Fund has 2 funds, including Sony Innovation Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/31/2016 | Sony Innovation Fund | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $0.1M | 1 |
Innovation Growth Fund |
Closing Date | 7/31/2016 | |
|---|---|---|
Fund | Sony Innovation Fund | Innovation Growth Fund |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | |
Status | Closed | |
Amount | $0.1M | |
Sources | 1 |
Sony Innovation Fund Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Sony Innovation Fund has 1 strategic partners and customers. Sony Innovation Fund recently partnered with ACTIV Surgical on October 10, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/29/2019 | Partner | United States |
Date | 10/29/2019 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | |
Sources |
Sony Innovation Fund Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Sony Innovation Fund has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Commercial Bank |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Commercial Bank |
Service Type |
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Sony Innovation Fund Team
2 Team Members
Sony Innovation Fund has 2 team members, including current Managing Director, Joe Tou.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Joe Tou | Bertram Capital Management, Solectron, Pacific Crest Securities, Intel, and Ford Motor Company | Managing Director | Current |
Ludovic Copéré | Senior Director | Current |
Name | Joe Tou | Ludovic Copéré |
|---|---|---|
Work History | Bertram Capital Management, Solectron, Pacific Crest Securities, Intel, and Ford Motor Company | |
Title | Managing Director | Senior Director |
Status | Current | Current |
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